“I know Paul Rand well. He is an outstanding lawyer with integrity who is committed to justice. He would be an excellent judge. I support him.”
- Honorable Don Siegelman
Governor of Alabama, 1999-2003
Lt. Governor, 1995-1999, Attorney General, 1987-1991
Secretary of State, 1979-1987
Noteworthy Experience
• Trial lawyer who has handled hundreds of challenging cases
• Represented 67 Alabama counties to recover public funds lost in the opioid epidemic.
• Successfully litigated to obtain protected records from the Department of Justice on behalf of former Governor
• Won appellate rulings in the Alabama Supreme Court for victims of sexual abuse and human trafficking
Legal Career
• Trial Attorney, Jefferson County Public Defender’s Office, Special Crimes Unit, representing indigent criminal defendants accused of capital crimes and other felonies.
• Trial Attorney, Zarzaur, Mujumdar & Debrosse - Practiced civil and criminal law in state and federal courts
• Law Clerk for the Honorable Staci G. Cornelius, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Northern District of Alabama
• U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District NY, Summer Associate
• Honorable John H. England Jr., Intern
Education
• University of Alabama School of Law, JD
President, Student Body
Leadership & Community Service awards, Full Scholarship
• University of Alabama, B.A.
Other Work and Community Service
• Adjunct Professor, Univ. of Ala. Honors College
• Member, Alabama State Bar, Rural Lawyer Succession Task Force
• Member, Board of Advisors to the Univ. of Ala. Division of Community Affairs
• Member, Board of Advisors to the Univ. of Ala. School of Law Public Interest Institute
• Summer Associate, Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program
“Paul Rand fights for all to be treated equally.”
- Jon Goldfarb
Lilly Ledbetter’s attorney in the fight for equal pay
